Aupair Visa France - Au Pair Program in France

France does not have an official aupair visa program. Most aupairs enter the country using a student visa. The Program requirements for a student visa in France are listed below:

Program requirements

• Applicants must be between 17 and 30 years old.
• Passport signed and valid for a period of 3 months after the last day of your stay in France, plus one photocopy of your passport.
• 2 long stay visa application forms completely and legibly filled out and signed
• 2 passport-size photographs, one glued on each form
• Au pair contract from the host family in France approved by the local Labor Department in France ( DDTEFP or Direction Départementale du Travail, de l'Emploi et de la Formation Professionnelle) plus one copy
• Proof of studies in the US plus one copy
• Letter of enrollment in a French language school plus 1 copy (You must obtain your Student visa while in your home country. The visa cannot be issued once the applicant is in France.)
• Visa fee
• The visa issued is a “Student” visa and is only valid for three months. This visa allows you to enter France. Then, within 2 weeks after your arrival in France, you must report to the “prefecture” of the area you will be living in, to obtain a “Carte de sejour etudiant”.

For additional information on how to apply and processing times, contact the Consulate France office nearest your home.  Click here for the French embassy in Chicago, US